Paul Hardy, NSI

IMO2020: Illiquid Markets and Group Buying Power

Why is the matching of illiquid markets with more liquid ones so profitable, and how can it help buyers in 2020?

24 Jun 2019

IMO2020: The Unexpected Consequences of Legislation

If the bold move had been made for a strict 0.10% limit there would have been a number of benefits.

15 May 2019

Malpractice in the Bunker Business

NSI's Paul Hardy looks at MFM magnet reports, sanctions busting, and back-dooring.

1 May 2019

IMO2020: Conflicts and the Quest for Information

Many buyers are becoming disillusioned with the "wait and see" attitude of some trading houses.

10 Apr 2019

IMO2020: The HSFO Conundrum

As we all know demand for HSFO will fall off a cliff Q3 onwards. This represents a number of challenges for the physical supplier.

1 Mar 2019

IMO2020: Compatibility Questions are Going to Complicate Bunker Buying

The ongoing lack of information on specs is already causing frustration for buyers and suppliers.

30 Jan 2019

Is Your Bunker Platform Ready for IMO2020?

Monitoring bunker buying performance monitoring, compliance and auditing is of growing importance.

21 Jan 2019

IMO2020: Should We Believe the Analysts?

I believe the future market will be driven by analytics, writes Paul Hardy.

16 Nov 2018

Unilateralism is the Killer of Invention

NSI's Paul Hardy looks at the potential impact of Trump's proposed slow start to IMO 2020.

24 Oct 2018

The Changing Nature of Benchmarking

We move from a market where the products people want to buy are by and large readily available, to one where only those with a heavily detailed plan can be sure they can buy what they want.

11 Oct 2018

New Bunker Trading Platforms: What Are They Doing for Buyers?

It is interesting to note a number of new platforms being developed by trading companies and brought to the market, NSI's Paul Hardy writes.

1 Aug 2018

What Are We Doing About the IMO2020 Bunker Credit Challenge?

Paul Hardy looks at why Owners are not contracting in great numbers for IMO2020, and a new type of contract aiming to change that.

14 Jun 2018

How Ready Are You for IMO 2020?

NSI have prepared an IMO2020 compliant fuel 20 point checklist.

14 May 2018

IMO2020 Switchover Dates and the Effect on Demand, Storage and Liquidity

The market is poised as a perfect place for a large trading house to make money offering volume and liquidity in return for reductions in price from the supplier, writes NSI's Paul Hardy.

13 Mar 2018

IP Week: What we Learned About IMO2020 Bunker Fuels and the Shifting Mood Towards Collaboration

The challenge of 2020 seems to have galvanised the market to collaborate and look for solutions, Paul Hardy write for Ship & Bunker.

2 Mar 2018

The Bunker Industry: What's Changing, and What Could be Destined to Stay the Same

It's a genuine fear I hold for the shipping and bunker markets that collectively we have failed or chosen not to learn certain lessons, Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.

12 Feb 2018

Secrecy Breeds Poverty

"I believe with 2020 around the corner the world is about to change," Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.

30 Jan 2018

This Is What Bunker Traders Do Good

The best traders are adept at pooling volume and achieving economies of scale for their purchases, Paul Hardy, NSI, writes for Ship & Bunker.

11 Dec 2017

Successfully Benchmarking Your Bunker Buying

Every company adopts a different approach ranging from "I don't mind who you use as long as it's x under the market" to highly structured approaches, Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.

27 Nov 2017

The Importance of Experience and the Changing Dynamics of the Bunker Market

Where we have lost ground over time is our overall understanding of the market, Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.

20 Nov 2017